ABOVE: The grilled octopus with olive oil and red wine vinegar, $15.
EOS GREEK CUISINE: 490 SUMMER STREET, STAMFORD
2/8/2010
The octopus is tender – way more tender than you’d expect – salty and acidic with just the right amount of char. Just downright good.
I fell in love with grilled octopus at Taverna Kyclades in Astoria and their version, which at $11, is the single best dish on the menu.
But EOS Greek Cuisine, the lone real Greek restaurant in Fairfield County – and a fine one at that – serves up a very good version served classically with red wine vinegar and olive oil with capers over a bed of frisee greens. It’s a little pricey at $15, but it saves me a drive to Queens.
As far as I’m concerned, it’s the go-to item on the mezze menu. If you are afraid of tentacles, get over it.
–CP
It is nearly as good as Kyclades… But then you don’t get the yummy dessert. The spanakopita at EOS is pretty outstanding–has a lemony tang to it which makes it perfect.
Comment by Kerry — February 8th, 2010 @ 8:50 pm